Chords for Johnny Cash with Carl Perkins - 1974 - Medley

Tempo:
132.25 bpm
Chords used:

F

Bb

C

Eb

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Johnny Cash with Carl Perkins - 1974 - Medley chords
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[F] The man in black Johnny Hey
Would you tell me the [G] time?
[F] How much longer will it be to [G] across that Mason Dixon [C] line [F] when we hit Dixie?
Would you tell that engineer to ring [Bb] his bell and ask [F] everybody that ain't sleep [C] stand right [F] over here?
Hey, hey, what time did you say?
How much longer will it be to [G] like and see the [C] light of day [F] when we hit Dixie
Would you tell an engineer to ring [Bb] his bell and ask everybody that [F] ain't asleep [C] stand right [F] over here?
It's hard now Bob
[G]
[C] [F] [Fm]
Hey, [Dm] [Bb] [F]
hey, please open up the door when I stop this train
I'm gonna get off first [G] cuz I can't wait no more [F] tell an engineer said thanks a lot and I didn't mind
[Bb]
Gonna set my [F] feet on southern soil [C] and read a [F] sub
[Bb] Well,
[F]
[Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] they gave him his orders [Eb] at Monroe, Virginia [Bb] says Steve
[F] And [Bb]
[Eb] [Gm] [F]
[Bb] then he turned around and said to [Eb] his big crazy fireman
[Bb]
[F] [Bb] And when we cause [Eb] that white oak mountain [Bb] watch all [F] 97
[Bb] And [Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [Dm]
[Bb] then a telegram came [Eb] to Washington Station
[Bb] This is what [F] it said
It [Bb] said that brave engineer [Eb] that run on 97 [Bb] is lying [F] down in [Bb] Danville dead.
Oh boy
[B] [C]
Hey now the young
Coming down that railroad track.
[F] Hey now the young
Coming down that railroad [C]
track [G] that's that orange blossom special
Drinking my baby
[C]
I'm
[Gm]
[F] [Bb]
[C] [F]
[Bb]
[C] [F]
[C]
[F]
[Bb]
[F] [C] [F] [C]
going down to Florida
Gonna get a little bit of sand in my shoes.
[F] I may go to California
[Bb] [F] And I get some sand in my [C] shoe
right [G] an orange blossom special
And lose these New [C] York boots
[F]
[Bb] [C]
[F]
[Bb] [C]
[F] [C]
Well, you see I was hanging around the switch yards in New York City with a bunch of other hobos
Minding my own business like I always do
Well a man with a badge come up to me and he said hey boy
What are you hanging around here for I said whatever's going around I'll have some
He said you're smarter than Casey boy.
I said no, sir.
I'm just hungry
He said you're acting like a smart and I said, that's how I act when I get hungry
Then I said I wish you wouldn't stand on my feet when you hit me.
It'll break my ankles when I fall
He said I wish you'd get enough nourishment in yourself to get out of New York City.
I said
I'm glad I'm glad I'm glad I'm glad.
Hey, you talk about rambling.
She's fastest train
[F] She's the fastest train on [C] the line [G] that's that orange blossom special
Rolling down the sea [C] boy
[Em] [C] [F]
[Bb] [C] [F]
[Bb]
[C] [F]
[N]
Key:  
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
C
3211
Eb
12341116
G
2131
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
C
3211
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To start learning Johnny Cash - (Live) Orange Blossom Special chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Eb, Bb, F, Bb, C, F and C in sequence. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 66 BPM before aiming for the song's 132 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of F Major in mind.

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[F] _ _ The man in black Johnny _ _ Hey _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Would you tell me the [G] time?
[F] How much longer will it be to [G] across that Mason Dixon [C] line [F] when we hit Dixie?
Would you tell that engineer to ring [Bb] his bell and ask [F] everybody that ain't sleep [C] stand right [F] over here?
_ Hey, hey, _ what time did you say?
How much longer will it be to [G] like and see the [C] light of day [F] when we hit Dixie
Would you tell an engineer to ring [Bb] his bell and ask everybody that [F] ain't asleep [C] stand right [F] over here?
It's hard now Bob _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Fm] _
Hey, [Dm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
hey, please open up the door when I stop this train
I'm gonna get off first [G] cuz I can't wait no more [F] tell an engineer said thanks a lot and I didn't mind
[Bb] _
Gonna set my [F] feet on southern soil [C] and read a [F] sub
_ _ [Bb] Well, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ they gave him his orders [Eb] at Monroe, Virginia [Bb] says Steve _ _
[F] _ And _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ _ then he turned around and said to [Eb] his big crazy fireman
[Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Bb] And when we cause [Eb] that white oak mountain [Bb] watch all [F] 97
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ And [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ then a telegram came [Eb] to Washington Station
[Bb] This is what [F] it said
It [Bb] said that brave engineer [Eb] that run on 97 [Bb] is lying [F] down in [Bb] Danville dead.
Oh boy
[B] _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Hey now the young
Coming _ down that railroad track.
[F] Hey now the young
Coming _ _ _ down that railroad [C]
track [G] that's that orange blossom special _
_ Drinking my baby
[C] _ _
_ I'm _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
going down to Florida
Gonna get a little bit of sand in my shoes.
[F] I may go to California
_ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ _ And I get some sand in my [C] shoe
_ right [G] an orange blossom special
_ _ And lose these New [C] York boots _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, you see I was hanging around the switch yards in New York City with a bunch of other hobos
Minding my own business like I always do
_ Well a man with a badge come up to me and he said hey boy
What are you hanging around here for I said whatever's going around I'll have some
_ He _ _ _ _ _ _ _ said you're smarter than Casey boy.
I said no, sir.
I'm just hungry
He said you're acting like a smart and I said, that's how I act when I get hungry
_ _ Then I said I wish you wouldn't stand on my feet when you hit me.
It'll break my ankles when I fall
_ He said I wish you'd get enough nourishment in yourself to get out of New York City.
I said _ _
I'm glad I'm glad I'm glad I'm glad. _ _
_ _ Hey, you talk about rambling. _
She's fastest train _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ She's the fastest train on [C] the line _ [G] that's that orange blossom special
_ _ Rolling down the sea [C] boy _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was penned by Ervin Thomas Rouse.

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